Opinion of Protestants by Gender (Religion and Public Life Survey, 2002)

Male

Female

TOTAL

Very favorable

17.0%157

23.6%255

20.6%412

Mostly favorable

56.6%522

55.5%599

56%1121

Mostly unfavorable

6.6%61

4.0%43

5.2%104

Very unfavorable

2.5%23

1.0%11

1.7%34

Never heard of

1.0%9

1.3%14

1.1%23

Can't rate

13.1%121

13.1%141

13.1%262

Refused

3.1%29

1.6%17

2.3%46

TOTAL

100%922

100%1080

2002

Opinion of Protestants by Political party (Religion and Public Life Survey, 2002)

Republican

Democrat

Independent

No preference

Missing

TOTAL

Very favorable

24.3%159

20.2%120

16.0%92

24.8%30

11

20.6%401

Mostly favorable

58.7%383

56.9%338

58.3%336

35.5%43

21

56.6%1100

Mostly unfavorable

3.8%25

5.9%35

5.9%34

8.3%10

0

5.3%104

Very unfavorable

1.1%7

2.0%12

2.3%13

1.7%2

0

1.7%34

Never heard of

0.9%6

1.2%7

0.7%4

3.3%4

2

1.1%21

Can't rate

9.3%61

11.8%70

15.1%87

22.3%27

17

12.6%245

Refused

1.8%12

2.0%12

1.7%10

4.1%5

7

2%39

TOTAL

100%653

100%594

100%576

100%121

58

1944

Opinion of Protestants by Household income (Religion and Public Life Survey, 2002)

Less than $20,000

$20,000 to under $40,000

$40,000 to under $75,000

$75,000 to under $100,000

$100,000 or more

Don't know/Refused

TOTAL

Very favorable

21.8%68

21.0%99

17.3%90

22.0%44

17.4%34

25.5%77

20.6%412

Mostly favorable

51.3%160

51.9%245

61.8%322

65.5%131

67.2%131

43.7%132

56%1121

Mostly unfavorable

5.1%16

6.8%32

5.6%29

4.5%9

4.6%9

3.0%9

5.2%104

Very unfavorable

2.9%9

2.5%12

1.9%10

0.0%0

0.0%0

1.0%3

1.7%34

Never heard of

2.2%7

1.5%7

0.4%2

0.5%1

0.0%0

2.0%6

1.1%23

Can't rate

14.4%45

15.0%71

10.9%57

6.5%13

8.7%17

19.5%59

13.1%262

Refused

2.2%7

1.3%6

2.1%11

1.0%2

2.1%4

5.3%16

2.3%46

TOTAL

100%312

100%472

100%521

100%200

100%195

100%302

2002

Opinion of Protestants by Education (Religion and Public Life Survey, 2002)

Less than high school

High school graduate

Some college

College +

Missing

TOTAL

Very favorable

21.3%39

22.1%143

20.8%109

18.6%119

2

20.6%410

Mostly favorable

39.3%72

52.3%338

57.3%301

63.9%409

1

56.2%1120

Mostly unfavorable

9.8%18

5.3%34

5.5%29

3.4%22

1

5.2%103

Very unfavorable

2.2%4

2.2%14

2.1%11

0.8%5

0

1.7%34

Never heard of

4.9%9

1.2%8

0.6%3

0.5%3

0

1.2%23

Can't rate

19.1%35

14.4%93

12.4%65

10.2%65

4

12.9%258

Refused

3.3%6

2.5%16

1.3%7

2.7%17

0

2.3%46

TOTAL

100%183

100%646

100%525

100%640

8

1994

Opinion of Protestants by Marital status (Religion and Public Life Survey, 2002)

Married

Divorced/Separated

Widowed

Never been married

Missing

TOTAL

Very favorable

21.9%230

19.0%62

30.9%55

14.5%63

2

20.6%410

Mostly favorable

56.7%596

58.3%190

49.4%88

55.1%239

8

55.9%1113

Mostly unfavorable

4.3%45

4.3%14

5.1%9

8.3%36

0

5.2%104

Very unfavorable

1.0%10

2.5%8

0.6%1

3.5%15

0

1.7%34

Never heard of

1.2%13

0.9%3

1.7%3

0.9%4

0

1.2%23

Can't rate

12.7%134

13.8%45

8.4%15

15.2%66

2

13.1%260

Refused

2.3%24

1.2%4

3.9%7

2.5%11

0

2.3%46

TOTAL

100%1052

100%326

100%178

100%434

12

1990

Opinion of Protestants by Worship attendance (Religion and Public Life Survey, 2002)

More than once a week

Once a week

Once or twice a month

A few times a year

Seldom

Never

Missing

TOTAL

Very favorable

33.8%105

24.8%132

17.1%55

17.3%62

13.3%39

10.5%18

1

20.7%411

Mostly favorable

46.0%143

59.8%318

62.7%202

58.1%208

58.7%172

43.9%75

3

56.3%1118

Mostly unfavorable

6.1%19

2.3%12

5.0%16

5.3%19

6.5%19

10.5%18

1

5.2%103

Very unfavorable

1.6%5

0.8%4

1.9%6

1.7%6

1.7%5

4.7%8

0

1.7%34

Never heard of

0.3%1

1.1%6

0.9%3

2.2%8

1.0%3

1.2%2

0

1.2%23

Can't rate

10.9%34

9.2%49

11.2%36

14.2%51

15.4%45

24.6%42

5

12.9%257

Refused

1.3%4

2.1%11

1.2%4

1.1%4

3.4%10

4.7%8

5

2.1%41

TOTAL

100%311

100%532

100%322

100%358

100%293

100%171

15

1987

Notes

This project investigated the public's attitudes on religion and public life. The survey was commissioned by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press (www.people-press.org) and produced two reports. The first report addressed America's struggle with religion in the post 9-11 climate. The second report examined the public's attitudes about genetic research.